The number of workforce dropouts claiming to suffer long-term sickness has surged to a record high as Britain’s labour crisis deepens. More than 2.8 million people say they are too ill to work, the highest number since records were first collected by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).more

It is Arsenal - despite Bayern Munich's disastrous season - who have the tougher task of the two English clubs who will play the rematches in the quarter-finals of the football Champions League tonight. Manchester City cannot be sure of promotion either, according to the British media.more

Inflation has fallen to its lowest level in two-and-a-half years, driven largely by slowing food price rises. Prices rose by 3.2% in the year to March, down from 3.4% the month before, according to official figures.more

With the European Parliament election approaching, a growing number of EU citizens say they plan to vote, according to a survey raising expectations about the usually low turnout. But EU citizens in the UK are less likely to say they willparticipate, based on a separate research carried out last year.more

There are over 3 million dwellings in London – but surprisingly, not all of them are occupied. There’s one London borough where a lot of the properties lie empty, a ridiculous feat amid the fact that 1 in 51 people in the capital are homeless, according to statistics from Shelter England.more

The district court in Huddinge near Stockholm yesterday arrested a 17-year-old and an 18-year-old for two weeks in connection with the murder of a 39-year-old Pole. The prosecutor's office accuses the teenagers of hiding the person who fired the gun.more

Rafael Nadal won against Italian Flavio Cobolli 6:2, 6:3 in the first round of the ATP Tour 500 tennis tournament on the courts in Barcelona. The 37-year-old Spaniard is back in action after a long break. He played his previous official match on 5 January in Brisbane.more

Creating a sexually explicit “deepfake” image is to be made an offence under a new law, the Ministry of Justice has announced. Under the legislation, anyone who creates such an image without consent will face a criminal record and an unlimited fine. They could also face jail if the image is shared more widely.more

Poles are not afraid that the war that is taking place in Ukraine will move to our country. In two years, the feeling of security has improved, reports today's 'Rzeczpospolita'.more

Alliances should work both ways; if the UK is helping Israel to defend itself, it has a right to expect Israel to help Ukraine too, wrote former British Defence Minister Ben Wallace in a piece published yesterday in the "Daily Telegraph".more

Within 10 years, apartment rents in Brandenburg and Berlin have almost doubled. Residents of Munich, Frankfurt and the capital currently have to pay the most for rent - according to data from the Empirica research institute.more

Barcelona's players, with Robert Lewandowski in the squad, lost at home to Paris Saint-Germain 1:4 and dropped out of the Champions League quarter-finals. They won the first meeting away 3:2. PSG's rival in the semi-finals will be Borussia Dortmund, who defeated Atletico Madrid 4:2 in the return leg.more

MPs have backed a plan to ban anyone born after 2009 from buying cigarettes, effectively ensuring it will become law. The measures, championed by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, survived despite opposition from several leading Tory figures - including two ex-PMs.more

Dubai airport had to divert flights because the United Arab Emirates received as much rain in one day as the country can expect in an average of 18 months. Tuesday's storms with downpours and hail created a "historical meteorological event," the WAM news agency reported.more

Sadiq Khan has pledged to establish a new London Bus Company to bring the city's routes back into public ownership for the first time in 30 years. The bold plan could see the vast majority of London's 675 bus routes gradually taken out of the hands of private companies for the first time since 1994.more

Today - 100 days before the opening of the Olympic Games in Paris - sharp at At 10:00 the sale of another 250,000 will begin. tickets for this event. Tickets will be available for all disciplines.more

The number of foreigners transferred to Poland under readmission, the so-called Dublin III agreement and other agreements and arrangements is increasing, according to data provided by the Border Guard. The reason is, among other things, migration pressure.more

The Duke of Sussex has lost an initial attempt to appeal against a high court decision to back a reduction in his level of personal security when visiting the UK.more

A ban on smoking tobacco and all types of cigarettes - including electronic cigarettes - outdoors at a distance of less than 5 meters from other people has been introduced in Turin. According to the new regulation, you can only smoke closer together if you first obtain permission from others present.more

The UK jobs market is showing signs of stalling as the number of people out of work rose, according to new figures. The unemployment rate increased to 4.2% between December and February, which is the highest level for six months.more

Smart meters and other energy appliances such as heat pumps will be equipped with a surge pricing function under plans being put forward by ministers. The proposals under consultation by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) would require a string of devices to be “smart” by default, allowing them to take advantage of so-called time of use tariffs.more

The world tennis star can add another achievement to his long list of successes - this time outside of sports. Iga Świątek was announced as the first Polish ambassador of the French cosmetics giant, Lancôme. Importantly, the 22-year-old tennis player is the first representative of the sports world to receive this distinction.more

Primary school offer day is upon us, with parents of three and four-year-olds eagerly waiting to find out of their children got into their first choice school. Across the UK, around 92.5 per cent of families received an offer from their first choice in 2023, and 98.3 per cent received an offer from one of their top three choices, according to government data.more

EasyJet has cancelled all flights from the UK to Israel for more than six months in the wake of the Iranian attack over the weekend. The airline said routes to Tel Aviv would be closed until 27 October and any customers booked onto flights before then would be offered a refund.more

Increasing number of Vietnamese blamed for record numbers of arrivals to UK as Government urges Lords to support Rwanda Bill.more